Aelita looked up at the sky. She could've sworn she heard Ulrich's voice. 'That's impossible,' she thought,' that would mean...'

"Ulrich!" she tried after thinking she heard his voice twice more. "I'm here Ulrich." She heard a sigh of relief and couldn't help smiling.

"Are you okay in there?" he asked hopefully.

"Just fine Ulrich."

"Good, be careful, you aren't alone in there. I just got devirtualized a minute ago." Aelita nodded.

"Okay, just stay there and warn me if you see anything. I'm going to keep searching for Odd." She continued through the Polar sector cautiously. Nothing out of the ordinary beside the lack of monsters. She looked out at the dark water hoping Odd was okay. She was about to give up her search when she heard Ulrich talking in a panicked voice.

"Aelita? Hey! Gah! Aelita!"

"Ulrich what's wrong? What's going on out there? Ulrich!" She heard only static from the other end. "Great. Ulrich-" she gasped. Something shot her in the arm. Aelita turned to see four krabes and, even worse, a Colossus all behind her. She did the first thing that came to mind and ran. Behind her, the monsters continued attacking. She dodged the shots and jumped to the side when necessary. They weren't letting up. She tried to keep her pace. Deeper, longer breaths began to escape her lungs and she could feel her legs start to slow. A tower came into view but it was still much too far away. 'Guess I'm gonna have to fight,' she thought. Aelita raised her hands in the air. A pink ball of energy was conjoured up in each one. A smile slowly formed on her face.

"Bring it, I'm ready!" The monsters, as if they understood, pointed and aimed. Aelita jumped up then did a backflip in the air releasing the balls of energy as she fell. The krabes couldn't shoot fast enough. She shot three down easily. No way the princess was going to stand on the sidelines anymore. She was going to take a stand for herself even if it killed her. She dodged a few shots while keeping an eye on the Colossus. She ran toward the Krabe making sure not to stray too close to it. Aelita fell to her knees and slid beneath it. She put her hands together as if to pray then closed her eyes. A giant ball of energy formed around it, enclosing it. It could not break the ball. Suddenly, it was lifted off the ground and thrown at least two hundred feet away, breaking it instantly. Aelita opened her eyes. Four down, one to go.

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While Aelita was in Lyoko, Ulrich was in trouble on Earth himself. The computer began to malfunction again, closing the view of Lyoko in the meantime. He tried to get to Aelita and ask what to do but the signal was corrupted. The screen was frozen on error.

"Gah!" He shouted angrily before slamming his fists on the keyboard. If only he had taken the time to see how the computer worked. But it was no time to dwell on what should have been done. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed Yumi's number. She answered on the first ring.

"Everything okay Ulrich?" she asked worriedly.

"Yeah everything's fine just one small problem," he replied. "The computer is malfunctioning and Aelita is still on Lyoko."

"Oh my goodness Ulrich what if she-"

"I know, that's why we don't have much time! Do you know anything about how the computer was programmed or how to override an error?" Yumi thought for a moment.

"Try right clicking on the mouse, that should bring up a shortcut menu. Then scroll to options, hit input, and a box should pop up." The boy listened and followed each step carefully.

"Okay," he confirmed.

"Type in override followed by... Damn! I don't know the password!" She cried.

"Hmm...Code Lyoko? No, too obvious...Hold on!" He typed two more words in and hit enter. 'Error Override,' the screen read. "Yes, thanks Yumi! You are the best!" Yumi smiled on the other end.

"What was it?" she asked curiously.

"Code Aelita," he said grimly. Jeremie was the one that made the password. His love for her had been so obvious in the beginning even in the little things like the password. Ulrich sighed heavily before saying goodbye to Yumi. He turned his attention back to Lyoko. Before he could ask Aelita if she was okay, he was knocked out of his chair.

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Aelita had been hit once already by the Colossus. That was sixty of her life points down the drain now. She could have really used Ulrich's help. Her energy was running low from all the fighting. She finally decided on what to do. The pink haired girl raised her arms out to the sides. Once more she dropped to her knees. This time her energy was white. It radiated brightly rivaling the light of the Sun. They grew until finally she threw her hands straight towards the sky and let out a yell. She fell forward onto her hands and watched as it rained down over her head, hitting the Colossus with great force. It fell to the ground with a thud. Aelita sat up. She was about to celebrate her victory when she heard a sickening crack below her. She looked down to see the ice breaking.

"No!" she cried. She stood to run but faltered. The blast had used alot of her energy. The girl fell back on her knees. The creature was getting back up. "No! No!" It stood to it's full height and lunged towards her. She rolled forward underneath it. Her eyes were fixed on it, careful of its every move. "I can't do this alone! Odd!" she yelled out.

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"Wow, Ulrich, I thought you'd be tougher than that!" Ulrich lay on the floor at the unknown figure's feet. His vision was fading slowly. 'I know that voice,' he thought. "This all was just to easy! I guess I made the right choice. Breaking out was all to easy, especially with the help... Now, I can do this." The figure pulled something out of its pocket. 'Jeremie?' That was the last thought Ulrich had before his vision was completely blackened.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko.

A/N: Did I make good on my promise? I think so! I really like this chapter. So now we have multiple cliff hangers. Things to think about: Who knocked out Ulrich? What were they doing in the factory? Is Aelita going to find Odd? Why was there blood in the forest?

Anyways, thanks so much to all my kind reviewers, you made my day I swear and I just had to put this chapter up! As always, reviews and thoughts are very much appreciated!

Much love, NobodyheartXIII